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Blue chips rally on trade deal hopes - and sterling hits six-month high against weak dollar

Blue chips rally on trade deal hopes - and sterling hits six-month high against weak dollar

In another welcome boost for investors reeling from the US President's on-off tariff war, the FTSE 100 jumped 1.4% or 114.78 points to 8249.12.

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